A 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty on June 30 and was immediately sentenced to six months in jail for stealing thousands of dollars from her cancer-stricken grandmother in Irvine.
Lashawn Ellesse Owens pleaded guilty to two counts of grand theft. As part of her plea deal with prosecutors, two counts of theft from an elder adult and a count of stealing a vehicle were dismissed, along with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white-collar crime. She was given until Sept. 29 to report to jail and was given credit for 22 days so far behind bars.
